2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League
# 2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League

The 2015–16 Slovenian Basketball League was the 25th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. On March 24, 2016, league got new sponsorship name, Liga Nova KBM.

The defending champions were Tajfun. From 2. SKL were promoted Škofja Loka and additionally Lastovka, because Grosuplje withdrew from the league. Maribor also withdrew from the league due to bankruptcy.

## Format

League consisted of 12 teams, but only nine started the first half of the season, because Olimpija, Krka, and Tajfun played in the regional ABA League and joined the competition in the second half. In the first half of the season, nine teams played each other twice, home and away. First three teams advanced to the second round, where they were joined by three teams competing in the regional league.

## Teams

On July 24, 2015 list of teams for 2015–16 season was announced.

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Elektra | Šoštanj | ŠD Šoštanj | 1,000 |
| Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 2,500 |
| Hopsi | Polzela | ŠD Polzela | 1,800 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | ŠD Leona Štuklja | 2,500 |
| Lastovka | Domžale | OŠ Vencelj Perko Hall | 300 |
| LTH Castings | Škofja Loka | ŠD Poden | 500 |
| Portorož | Lucija | ŠD Lucija | 750 |
| Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | ŠD Rogaška Slatina | 800 |
| Šenčur | Šenčur | ŠD Šenčur | 800 |
| Tajfun | Šentjur | Dvorana OŠ Hruševec | 700 |
| Union Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,500 |
| Zlatorog | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |

* Teams that play in the 2015–16 Adriatic League
* Teams that play in the 2015–16 Alpe Adria Cup

### Personnel and kits

| Team | President | Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elektra Šoštanj | Janko Bukovič | Dušan Maličević | Urban Bukovič | | Termoelektrarna Šoštanj |
| Helios Suns | Aleš Klavžar | Gašper Okorn | Željko Zagorac | Spalding | Helios |
| Hopsi Polzela | Igor Pungartnik | Boštjan Kuhar | Uroš Godler | Macron | – |
| Krka | Brane Kastelec | Ivan Velić | Matej Rojc | Žolna Šport | Krka |
| Lastovka | Bojan Čad | Miloš Šporar | Dragan Pušič | Spalding | vzajemci.si |
| LTH Castings | Janez Gaber | Aleksander Sekulić | Tomo Čajič | Peak | LTH Castings/Aktiva skupina |
| Portorož | Alojz Jurjec | Konstantin Subotić | Vjekoslav Petrović | Errea | Splošna plovba |
| Rogaška | Kristijan Novak | Damjan Novaković | Željko Jotić | Errea | – |
| Šenčur | Janko Sekne | Igor Kešelj | Štefan Kosec | Macron | Gorenjska gradbena družba |
| Tajfun | Iztok Špan | Dejan Mihevc | Dragiša Drobnjak | Spalding | Tajfun |
| Union Olimpija | Jani Möderndorfer | Gašper Potočnik | Saša Zagorac | Macron | Pivovarna Union |
| Zlatorog Laško | Miro Firm | Predrag Milović | Goran Jurak | Spalding | Pivovarna Laško |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krka | Aleksandar Džikić | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Ivan Velić | 21 June 2015 |
| Union Olimpija | Memi Bečirovič | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Gašper Potočnik | 10 June 2015 |
| LTH Casting | Gašper Potočnik | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Aleksander Sekulić | 5 August 2015 |
| Hopsi | Vladimir Rizman | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Boštjan Kuhar | 2 September 2015 |
| Lastovka | Dejan Gašparin | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Miloš Šporar | 27 July 2015 |
| Elektra | Boštjan Kuhar | End of contract | – | Pre-season | Dušan Maličević | 1 October 2015 |
| Helios Suns | Gašper Okorn | Mutual consent | 2 December 2015 | 4th (3–3) | Jakša Vulić | 4 December 2015 |
| Zlatorog | Predrag Milović | Sacked | 3 December 2015 | 5th (3–2) | Aleš Pipan | 9 December 2015 |
| Lastovka | Miloš Šporar | Sacked | 10 December 2015 | 7th (1–5) | Andrej Žakelj | 22 December 2015 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rogaška | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1333 | 1056 | +277 | 31 | Qualification to the group for the title |
| 2 | Zlatorog Laško | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1339 | 1123 | +216 | 28 | Qualification to the group for the title |
| 3 | Helios Suns | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1271 | 1074 | +197 | 27 | Qualification to the group for the title |
| 4 | Šenčur | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1255 | 1073 | +182 | 26 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 5 | LTH Castings | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1204 | 1186 | +18 | 25 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 6 | Portorož | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1188 | 1269 | −81 | 22 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 7 | Lastovka | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1135 | 1230 | −95 | 20 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 8 | Hopsi Polzela | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1175 | 1274 | −99 | 20 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 9 | Elektra Šoštanj | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1012 | 1627 | −615 | 17 | Qualification to the relegation group |

## Second round

Key :

* Qualified for the 1. SKL Playoffs
* Qualified for Relegation Playoffs
* Relegated to Second Division

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Krka | 10 | 7 | 3 | 785 | 711 | +74 | 17 |
| 2 | Zlatorog Laško | 10 | 7 | 3 | 772 | 746 | +26 | 17 |
| 3 | Union Olimpija | 10 | 5 | 5 | 854 | 799 | +55 | 15 |
| 4 | Helios Suns | 10 | 5 | 5 | 729 | 779 | −50 | 15 |
| 5 | Rogaška | 10 | 4 | 6 | 734 | 799 | −65 | 14 |
| 6 | Tajfun | 10 | 2 | 8 | 737 | 777 | −40 | 12 |

### Group B

Results between teams in the regular season remained in effect for the second round for Group B.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | LTH Castings | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1670 | 1504 | +166 | 34 |
| 8 | Šenčur | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1617 | 1334 | +283 | 33 |
| 9 | Lastovka | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1529 | 1401 | +128 | 32 |
| 10 | Portorož | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1550 | 1515 | +35 | 30 |
| 11 | Hopsi Polzela | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1531 | 1498 | +33 | 30 |
| 12 | Elektra Šoštanj | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1371 | 2016 | −645 | 21 |

## Playoffs

The Playoffs began on Thursday, May 11, 2016 and concluded at June 5, 2016.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Krka | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Šenčur | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Šenčur | 0 | 1 | Krka | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Helios Suns | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Helios Suns | 2 | 4 | Helios Suns | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Rogaška | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rogaška | 1 | | | | 2 | Zlatorog Laško | 1 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Helios Suns | 3 |
| 3 | Union Olimpija | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Helios Suns | 3 |
| 6 | Tajfun | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tajfun | 1 | 2 | Zlatorog Laško | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Union Olimpija | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Zlatorog Laško | 2 | 3 | Union Olimpija | 1 | | | |
| 7 | LTH Castings | 0 | | | | | | |

* Liga Nova KBM 2015–16 Champions
* Helios Suns 2nd title

## Relegation Playoffs

The two bottom teams of the season played against the two best teams from the Slovenian Second Division. All teams played each other at home and away.

* Qualified for 2016–17 Slovenian First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hopsi Polzela | 6 | 5 | 1 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 11 |
| 2 | Portorož | 6 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 457 | +43 | 10 |
| 3 | Branik Maribor | 6 | 3 | 3 | 451 | 504 | −53 | 9 |
| 4 | Sežana | 6 | 0 | 6 | 430 | 492 | −62 | 6 |

## Awards

### Regular Season MVP

* Smiljan Pavič (Šenčur)

### Season MVP

* Jan Barbarič (Portorož)

### Finals MVP

* Marjan Čakarun (Helios Suns)

## Statistical leaders

| Performance Index Rating Pos Player Club PIR 1 Jan Barbarič Portorož 23.20 2 Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 21.82 3 Sava Lešić Union Olimpija 17.94 | Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Jan Barbarič Portorož 18.60 2 Robert Abramović LTH Castings 17.65 3 Bojan Djurica Elektra Šoštanj 16.77 |
| - | - |
| Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Smiljan Pavič Šenčur 8.39 2 Terell Parks Tajfun 8.31 3 Chris Booker Zlatorog Laško 8.11 | Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Matic Rebec Krka 5.59 2 Daniel Vujasinović Zlatorog Laško 5.20 3 Vjekoslav Petrović Portorož 4.77 |
